Board approves Deploy document-search pilot; staff to integrate public documents

May 19, 2026

Commissioners approved adopting a VoIP/AI search tool (Deploy) that indexes PDFs and returns summarized search results; the vendor will provide initial service at no charge and staff will integrate the tool with county public documents and minutes.

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The Alger County Board discussed a new VoIP/AI search and document-indexing tool known as Deploy and agreed to accept the vendor's offer to include the tool at no cost for the first year. A county representative said the platform “has replaced our search bar on our website…it's actually looking inside the PDF” and will return summaries with links to the source documents to make historical board minutes and packet documents easier to find.

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